chokey
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chokey
C17: from Anglo-Indian, from Hindi caukī a shed or lockup
Example Sentences
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Peyton Manning's real name is Chokey McChoker because he can't stop a Hail Mary with 30 seconds left.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2013
"But I got a day in The Chokey just the same."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
"What were the other things you did to get put in The Chokey?"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
No cultivation seen, a pool of water is situated near the hill, and a little is reported as situated half-way between this place and Chokey, this however I did not see.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
The officer ordered him to stand up, and the Quaker having attempted to explain he was "reported," and besides being sent to "Chokey," forfeited some of his remission for the offence.
From Six Years in the Prisons of England by Henderson, Frank
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